Rivian’s new Watch app turns your wrist into a car remote

Rivian is launching a full Apple Watch app that lets EV owners lock, unlock, start, and control vehicle functions directly from the wrist, expanding support across Gen 1 and Gen 2 models.
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Toyota made a game engine
Toyota made a game engine

Using a game engine in a “digital cockpit” is useful for things like step-by-step 3D tutorials about a car, mapping the environment around your car, and offering more natural controls, explained Jamie Kerber, an employee of Very Good Ventures, at the FOSDEM 2026 conference. She’s a lead engineer on Fluorite, a game engine for use […]

Toyota just introduced its own robotaxi to tackle Tesla and Waymo

Toyota and Pony.ai debut a mass-produced bZ4X robotaxi in China, aiming to scale autonomous mobility with cost cuts, industrial discipline, and a long-term challenge to Tesla and Waymo.
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Ferrari’s first electric car is Luce, rocking interiors by ex-Apple designer Jony Ive

Jony Ive’s firm LoveFrom worked with Ferrari to design the Luce, and the interiors looks unlike any sports car we have seen before.
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A Chinese EV giant could be testing superchargers with an absurd output

Documents circulating in China hint that BYD may be experimenting with absurdly powerful EV chargers capable of delivering hundreds of kilometers of range in just minutes.
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Digital car keys are getting more sophisticated
Digital car keys are getting more sophisticated

Last month, over a dozen automobile and smartphone manufacturers gathered in Palo Alto, California, for the 16th annual “Plugfest,” hosted by the Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC) to test out the latest in digital key technology. Digital keys, which allow vehicle owners to lock, unlock, and start their cars using smartphones or other digital devices, are […]

Apple might let you use ChatGPT from CarPlay
Apple might let you use ChatGPT from CarPlay

CarPlay users could soon be able to use their chatbot of choice instead of Siri. As Bloomberg reports, Apple is working to add support for CarPlay voice control apps from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and others. Previously, users who wanted to access third-party chatbots in the car would need to go through their iPhone, but soon […]

2027 Audi A6 Sportback e-tron and Q6 e-tron have some of the coolest tech we’ve seen in a car

From in-car games with controllers to Power Nap mode and trained parking, Audi’s 2027 A6 and Q6 e-tron updates redefine what luxury EV tech should feel like.
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Apple might soon allow Gemini and ChatGPT on CarPlay for voice control

According to Bloomberg, Apple is planning to allow third-party AI chatbots for CarPlay, opening the doors for ChatGPT and Gemini in the near future.
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Can China’s No. 2 automaker make it in America?
Can China’s No. 2 automaker make it in America?

Is the long freeze on Chinese automakers selling cars in the US finally starting to thaw? China is the largest auto market in the world and now the largest car exporter, too. But high tariffs and geopolitical tensions have kept Chinese automakers away from US customers. Many of those cars are ready for primetime and […]